It was a rainy day when his brother came back. Xia Lunong had a backache, so he didn't go out and slept at home.

Half asleep and half awake, he smelled a warm fragrance, faint, a bit like the scent of soap, baked out by body temperature.

It was getting closer and closer to him.

He suddenly opened his eyes and saw a familiar outline in the dim light.

It was indeed his brother.

Xia Lunong smiled at his brother.

His brother leaned over and stroked his forehead with his rough and slightly cold hand, "Are you sick?"

"No, no, I'm fine." Xia Lunong hurriedly lifted the quilt and turned over to sit up, but he didn't expect to pull his waist. The pain made his throat tighten on the spot, and he let out a painful cry.

In the past few breaths, his eyes have adapted to the dimness, and he saw his brother reaching out to pinch his waist with a dark face.

Xia Lunong smiled at him flatteringly, and her face did not show any abnormality.

After his brother finished kneading, Xia Lunong said, "I went to see Doctor Ou before, and Doctor Ou said it was not serious, I didn't show off."

Xia Huoqu had already withdrawn his hand, and he tapped his forehead with his fingers, "If this is not showing off, then what else is showing off?"

Xia Lunong smiled foolishly at him, looked around, and asked, "Where is Brother Xi Nian?"

"At his house." Xia Huoqu said unhappily, "If you want to do the base mission, you don't have to choose such a difficult one. Nothing happened this time, but you may not be so lucky every time."

Xia Lunong listened to his brother and didn't say anything back.

The base mission is so tiring, and anyone can get into trouble. Besides, he couldn't stand doing tasks in the base, let alone going out. He had to take this step to prove himself.

When his brother said he was tired, he got out of bed and came in with a cup of warm water, "Brother, drink some water. Are you hungry? What do you want to eat? I'll change it for you."

"No, no need to bother."

"Are you tired? How about we take a shower? I'll give you a scrub."

Xia Huoqu wanted to refuse, but agreed after hearing that. He pointed at him and said, "Okay, take a shower. I want to see how badly you've been injured."

Xia Lunong sighed in her heart and wanted to slap herself. She was talking about something that was out of place.

As soon as he said that, he was embarrassed to go back on his word, so he could only pack up his things and take the bucket to take a shower with his brother.

He originally wanted to go next door to call Yan Xinian, but his brother refused, "Your brother Xinian is very tired, let him sleep."

"Oh." Xia Lunong responded and asked, "Have you found the generator set?"

"We found part of it, but some of the units were too badly damaged and corroded to be used. We have to look for it again."

Xia Lunong looked at him, turned around and asked, "Then you are not injured?"

Xia Huoqu paused, "I am not injured."

Xia Lunong was really relieved and said happily, "That's great, I have been worried since you left."

Xia Huoqu rubbed his head, "We are all experienced veterans. Apart from anything else, we still have the ability to escape, so don't worry too much."

"You're my brother, how can I not worry?" Xia Lunong looked at him, "Besides, when brother said he wanted to go, didn't you also think it was too dangerous? You even had a quarrel with him."

Xia Huoqu didn't expect him to be so reasonable. He was waiting here, shaking his head, "I can't argue with you."

"That's because I'm reasonable." Xia Lunong said, "Brother, I'll give you a good bath later, and we'll have something delicious to eat in the evening. There are two bamboo shoots at home. Let's see if we can exchange them for some meat to stir-fry."

"Where did you get the bamboo shoots?"

"Brother Quannan gave it to me." Xia Lunong talked quickly, "It was Liao Quannan. He was the team leader in this base mission and he took good care of me."

Xia Huoqu turned his head to look at his delicate, porcelain-white profile. His heart skipped a beat and he inquired calmly, "Why did he give you bamboo shoots if he had nothing to do?"

Xia Lunong said, "It's not that he had nothing to do. He takes good care of me and I was thinking about how to repay him."

"When I came back from getting lunch yesterday, I saw his old lady carrying four or five lunch boxes. She was walking very slowly and with difficulty, so I sent her home. To thank me, he gave me two bamboo shoots and I couldn't refuse."

Xia Huoqu breathed a sigh of relief, then met his brother's eyes and warned him solemnly, "Food is precious. Don't accept other people's food easily. And boys should also pay attention to safety."

Xia Lunong knew this.

He has been good-looking since he was a child, and has countless admirers. At least one-third of the people who sent him love letters were male, and he was also harassed by a lewd uncle.

He has always been very cautious.

Now when his brother mentioned it again, he nodded solemnly, "I know."

"That's good to know." Xia Huoqu relaxed a little, with a smile on his face, "Okay, let's go take a shower."

Xia Lunong hadn't seen his brother for a few days, and had a lot to say to him, chattering all the way.

Xia Huoqu listened and occasionally responded.

They walked along the main road, and from time to time they would run into acquaintances, sometimes they would stop to say a few words, and sometimes they would just say hello.

When they arrived at the bathhouse, Xia Lunong took the initiative to fetch water, but was stopped by his brother. When

Xia Huoqu came back with the water, the two brothers took off their clothes and prepared to take a shower, and the atmosphere suddenly became depressing.

Xia Huoqu looked at Xia Lunong, who was covered in bruises, especially her shoulders. Both shoulders were bruised and peeling.

He sighed softly, his face showing unspeakable sadness, "Xiao Nong, you don't have to work so hard, your brother can make sure you live a good life."

Xia Lunong smiled and dipped the handkerchief in water, "It's okay, I'm a man too."

Xia Huoqu sighed again, "You've grown up."

Xia Lunong nodded seriously, "Yes, brother, you have to treat me as an adult, I'm already a man, and can take my own responsibilities." Xia Huoqu

looked at him with his dark eyes, and did not speak for a long time. After a long time, he patted his shoulder gently, "Okay, take a shower quickly." After

the two brothers took a shower, Xia Lunong urged his brother to go back to rest, and he ran to the kitchen with bamboo shoots in his arms. He watched the kitchen make stir-fried bamboo shoots with pork, and ordered steamed eggs and fried soybeans. He went back with three dishes and a big pot of rice.

After returning home, he went to the next door to wake up Yan Xinian for dinner.

When he saw Yan Xinian, Xia Lunong was stunned.

There was a long bloodstain on Yan Xinian's face, from the center of his forehead to his jaw. He didn't know what had caused it, but it made his gentle and handsome face look very scary.

If the bloodstain had been a little crooked, and had reached his eyelids, he would have been blind.

The situation they were going out this time might be more dangerous than he imagined.

Yan Xinian saw Xia Lunong staring at his scar, and smiled as he went to get the bowl and chopsticks, "Stop looking at it, and eat quickly."

"Brother Xinian, you," Xia Lunong glanced at his brother's gloomy face, swallowed the question "How did it happen?", and asked instead, "Have you seen Dr. Ou?"

"It's been treated." Yan Xinian picked up a piece of bacon for each of them, and urged them softly, "Eat quickly."

Xia Lunong nodded, didn't ask any more questions, and ate obediently.

The behavior between Xia Huoqu and Yan Xinian was still normal, at least on the surface.

Xia Lunong originally wanted to ask about the situation outside, but now he couldn't ask.

He felt a little frustrated. Before his brother went out to find the generator, he had promised that if he performed well, he could take him out for a walk, but now it was definitely impossible.

The injury on his brother's face was still so scary after treatment. If it hadn't been treated, he might have suffered a concussion. His brother was probably scared, and the matter of going out was not suitable for the short term.

In the next few days, Xia Lunong was a little frustrated and couldn't muster the energy to do anything.

His brother saw him like this, but didn't say anything to him.

In the blink of an eye, it was a day in early April. It had just rained, and Xia Lunong carried a hoe and wanted to go to the field to pull weeds.

His brother came back from outside wearing a straw hat and took the hoe from his hand and said to him, "I'm going out to collect with Liao Cheng and the others tomorrow. Who will take you with me?"

Xia Lunong's eyes lit up and he turned around to look at his brother, "Brother, are you serious?"

Xia Huoqu said indifferently, "I was lying to you."

Xia Lunong had already reacted and jumped on his brother, saying happily, "Hahaha, it must be true, brother, you're so nice! What do I need to prepare for a trip? I'll prepare it today!"

"There's nothing special to prepare. Just bring some dry food, matches, and basic medicines. We'll go collect nearby and will be back in two days at most."

"No problem!" Xia Lunong said, "Then I'll pack a bag today. Do I need to bring seasonings? Can we find anything to eat outside?"

Xia Huoqu nodded.

Xia Lunong was so excited about going on a spring outing that he leaned over to his brother's ear and asked, "Do we need to bring weapons? Let's go to the fields quickly and come back early to sharpen the knives at home."

Xia Huoqu didn't object, just watched him struggle.

Xia Lunong worked particularly hard today, pulling weeds, sharpening knives, and packing luggage, and he was busy until dark.

When he was about to go to bed, he remembered, "Brother, who are we going out with?"

"Your old brother and Liao Cheng."

"Just the two of them?"

"Who else do you want to take?"

Xia Lunong thought about it and understood that this trip was probably specially arranged by his brother to coax him into a joke. Because he was worried, he specially asked his old brother, the big brother, to take him, a rookie, with him.

The next morning, when they were getting ready to set out, Xia Huoqu didn't take with him the things he had packed yesterday. He just had him wear long-sleeved trousers, tie his legs, and tie up his sleeves. He also gave him a sun hat, and then took matches, seasonings, two large jugs of water and a small knife, and set off.

Xia Lunong rarely dressed so strictly and neatly, and he was quite uncomfortable. He glanced at his brother, "Brother, why don't you tie your legs?"

"I'm going to turn into a beast form later, and it's inconvenient to dress too strictly." Xia Huoqu raised his chin, "Go and call your brother Xinian, get ready to set off."

Xia Lunong was excited, and ran to the next door with his backpack and knocked on the door, "Brother Xinian, are you ready? My brother said we can set off!"

"Okay." Yan Xinian's voice was getting closer and closer to the door, and then with a "creak", the door was opened. He appeared behind the door in a gray sportswear and with a bag on his back. He smiled, "Let's go."

Xia Lunong looked at Yan Xinian enviously.

His brother had broad shoulders and a narrow waist, especially long legs, and was full of male hormones.

Yan Xinian reached out and tapped his forehead gently, "Not so soon to leave?"

"Let's go, let's go!" Xia Lunong nodded quickly, turned around and called his brother, "Brother, we can leave!"

His brother also had a thin waist and long legs, and looked three times more handsome. His brother was still more handsome!